The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond - Performance Books (Hardback)

Co-founders of the London-based improvisational theater company The Spontaneity Shop, Salinsky and Frances-White provide a wonderful addition to the growing literature on theatrical improvisation. The book can serve as both a scholarly resource, since it covers the history of improvisation from its beginnings to the present, and a practical guide, for the beginner and advanced improviser... The authors include interviews with ten leading international improvisers, and they conclude with an appendix that details many of the most common improvisational games used in academic and professional settings. This book is a must for institutions supporting theater and performance programs. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers, all levels. - CHOICE on the first edition

A brilliant guide for those embarking on an improv journey, or those with more experience looking to recap and refresh. - Drama Magazine